Two killed,10 houses razed in Plateau

Two people have been killed in fresh attack in Wase local government of Plateau state when unknown gunmen invaded the village early Friday morning.

The gunmen numbering about twenty launched attack on Nbiyak village of Kadarko district of Wase LGA setting residential houses on fire and shooting sporadically as the residents make efforts to escape.

Nniyak is said to be a community inhabited by the Tarok ethnic group of wase. At the end of the attack which lasted about an hour, two people lay dead.

A member of the community Samuel Wuyep who confirmed the attack to THE NATION said, “There have been rumor that some people suspected to be Fulani were planning to attack our village, we reported the rumor to security agencies in the area but they ignore the threat. The attack was actually carried out as rumored and they killed two people, I also know some people are missing and have not been found.

However, the special task force STF on JOS crises code named operation safe haven was not available to confirm the attack as the line of the STF spokesman, Captain Salisu Mustapha was not available.